NC State hires ex-ECU head coach McNeill in advisory role ; Hiring Ruffin McNeill at N.C. State was a ‘no-brainer’ for Dave Doeren…Dooley Adds Jackson To Coaching Staff, Promotes Roccaforte…Fifteen COVID-19 cases confirmed within ECU Athletics…2021 wide receiver Troy Lewis commits to ECU…AAC college football preview: Can the UC Bearcats challenge Memphis Tigers for AAC crown? …UCF basketball lands Oregon transfer C.J. Walker, the highest rated recruit in school history…Tigers, Alabama to play three games in three seasons…King Dixon, former South Carolina football star, AD and ‘war hero,’ has died…Chances for Ivy League sports this fall look slim, with announcement expected Wednesday; Division III Centennial Conference suspends all athletic competitions for fall semester…CIAA needs to move its football season to the spring…Umpire Joe West’s skepticism about the COVID-19 death count puts his judgment under fire before the MLB season even begins…The Braves’ restart isn’t going so well. Neither is MLB’s…Patrick Mahomes agrees to 10-year contract extension with Chiefs worth $450 million…As Redskins conduct name review, Native American groups say they haven’t heard from team…Amid Pressure, Chicago N.H.L. Team Says It Won’t Change Its Name
Pirate Press: ECU Headlines
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The East Carolinian
- Fifteen COVID-19 cases confirmed within ECU Athletics
- Pirates will go on the road, win games five and six
- Chris Johnson finishes degree during retirement
- Pirate basketball promotes one coach, adds another
Lumberton native, former ECU coach Ruffin McNeill joins N.C. State staff Fayetteville Observer
COMING BACK HOME Laurinburg Exchange
Lincoln Riley Needs Just 2 Words To Sum Up Ruffin McNeil The Spun
Raleigh News and Observer
- NC State football hires former ECU coach Ruffin McNeill
- Hiring Ruffin McNeill at N.C. State was a ‘no-brainer’ for Dave Doeren
- Ruffin McNeill and Dave Doeren talk about McNeill joining the NC State Wolfpack football team | Raleigh News & Observer
NC State hires ex-ECU head coach McNeill in advisory role Washington Post
OU football: Former Sooners assistant Ruffin McNeill joins North Carolina State staff The Oklahoman
Pack hires former ECU head coach Ruffin McNeill WNCT 9
Former ECU head coach Ruffin McNeill joins NC State football staff WITN 7
Consortium to Save ECU Swimming & Diving Pushes Fundraising Over $715,000 SwimSwam
247 Sports
- ECU athletics confirms 15 positive among 270 COVID-19 tests
- Lincoln Riley reacts to Ruffin McNeill’s hire at N.C. State
- Ruffin McNeill wants to be ‘sounding board’ for NC State, Doeren
- Ruffin McNeill, Dave Doeren discuss McNeill’s new job with Pack
- Pack Pride Podcast: Ruffin McNeill hired by NC State
- ECU football’s all-time major statistical leaders
- ECU Football 2020 Player Expectations: DL D’Anta Johnson
- 2021 wide receiver Troy Lewis commits to ECU
- ECU players who could make all-conference in 2020
Greenville Daily Reflector (sub req’d)
- Mental health, wait-and-see part of plans
- Doeren adds former Pirate coach McNeill to assist Wolfpack
- Tennis proves vulnerable amid college sports cuts
- Jackson joins Pirate coaching staff
Around the American Athletic Conference
Cincinnati Enquirer
- AAC college football preview: Can the UC Bearcats challenge Memphis Tigers for AAC crown?
- UC Bearcats extend an offer to OSU commit, Lakota West offensive lineman Tegra Tshabola
UCF basketball lands Oregon transfer C.J. Walker, the highest rated recruit in school history Orlando Sentinel
Alabama men’s basketball announces 3-game series with AAC powerhouse Saturday Down South
Tigers, Alabama to play three games in three seasons Memphis Tigers
Tulane RB Corey Dauphine suffers torn Achilles, bringing end to college career NOLA.com
Dallas Morning News
- Brandon Crossley decommitted from SMU in 2018. Now, he explains why he’s transferring there
- Area recruiting update: Texas has national top-10 class, but OU continues to surge; SMU tops TCU, Texas Tech
Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond
Columbia The State
- King Dixon, former South Carolina football star, AD and ‘war hero,’ has died
- Remembering King Dixon, the legacy he left in Columbia and beyond
- Three-year Gamecock baseball starter signs pro deal, skipping senior season
Can NC high school sports start on time this fall? Commissioner says it’s ‘difficult’ Raleigh News and Observer
Winston Salem Journal
- Ram Ramblings: CIAA needs to move its football season to the spring
- App Trail: How did App State’s Larry Hand end up in Boone? On his peculiar football journey
Philadelphia Inquirer
- Division III Centennial Conference suspends all athletic competitions for fall semester
- Chances for Ivy League sports this fall look slim, with announcement expected Wednesday | Mike Jensen
‘We have to get this right’: Michael Jordan, Roy Williams join former Tar Heels in condemning racism Fayetteville Observer
Ricky Rahne improvises to prepare Old Dominion for football despite coronavirus concerns Norfolk Virginian Pilot
Rohrwasser has tattoo connected to extremist group removed, report says Huntington Herald-Dispatch
Atlanta Journal Constitution
- Herschel Walker responds to Keisha Lance Bottoms’ call for help
- Jackets honor Bryce Gowdy as numbers are handed out
Nuggets and Briefs: National and Professional articles of interest
Raleigh News and Observer
- Tentative dates set for the Carolina Hurricanes’ training camp, NHL’s return to play
- Canes’ Justin Williams has coronavirus concerns … But there’s a Stanley Cup to be won
Atlanta Journal Constitution
- The Braves’ restart isn’t going so well. Neither is MLB’s
- When Nick Markakis opts out, question everything
New York Times
- Scrabble Tournaments Move Toward Banning Racial and Ethnic Slurs
- Patrick Mahomes’s Contract Shows the Gap in Pro Sports Paydays
- Patrick Mahomes Gets 10-Year Deal With Kansas City Chiefs
- Can Cam Newton Be Superman Again?
- As M.L.B. Stumbles Out of the Gate, Player Pushback Gets Louder
- Here Are Key Points About M.L.S.’s Return
- Kaepernick’s Deal With Disney Includes a Jemele Hill Project at ESPN
- Trump Supports Washington Team Name. Retailers Pull Merchandise.
- Amid Pressure, Chicago N.H.L. Team Says It Won’t Change Its Name
- N.H.L. and Players Agree to Start Postseason Tournament on Aug. 1
- PGA Tour Nixes Plan to Have Fans at the Memorial Tournament
- Two Horses Trained by Baffert Test Positive for Banned Substances
Washington Post
- A Redskins name change could happen soon. But the process might drag on for a while.
- As Redskins conduct name review, Native American groups say they haven’t heard from team
- Nationals restart workouts as testing concerns ripple through baseball
- Nationals scheduled to open 60-game season at home against the Yankees
- Testing problems cast doubt on viability of MLB season, days after baseball’s return
- Bradley Beal won’t play in NBA restart because of shoulder injury
- Wizards enter NBA bubble with lingering uncertainty
- DeSean Jackson says anti-Semitic posts on social media were a ‘mistake’
- The WNBA is making a social justice push. A franchise-owning U.S. senator wants focus on games.
- Tom Brady’s TB12 and Floyd Mayweather’s promotions company among PPP recipients
- Penn State basketball coach apologizes for ‘noose’ comment that caused player’s transfer
- PGA Tour cancels plan to have fans attend Memorial tournament
- Patrick Mahomes agrees to 10-year contract extension with Chiefs worth $450 million
- FIFA not planning to reconsider Chicago, Vancouver for 2026 World Cup
Chicago Tribune
- For the 1st time since March, fans took in a live sporting event in Chicagoland with the Chicago Dogs’ home opener: ‘We just wanted to get on with our lives a little bit’
- Contracts and trades taking a back seat for Cubs GM Jed Hoyer: ‘That’s really not where our mind is’
- Column: Umpire Joe West’s skepticism about the COVID-19 death count puts his judgment under fire before the MLB season even begins
- 3 takeaways from White Sox camp, including the pitching depth impressing Gio Gonzalez and no issues so far with COVID-19 testing
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